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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Automatic generation produced by ISE Eiffel</P>
<PRE><TABLE BORDER="1" ALIGN="CENTER"><TR><TD><A HREF="../class_list.html">Classes</A></TD><TD><A HREF="../cluster_list.html">Clusters</A></TD><TD><A HREF="../cluster_hierarchy.html">Cluster hierarchy</A></TD><TD><A HREF="character_8_ref_chart.html">Chart</A></TD><TD><A HREF="character_8_ref_links.html">Relations</A></TD><TD>Flat contracts</TD></TR></TABLE><B>indexing</B>
    description: "References to objects containing a character value"
    library: "Free implementation of ELKS library"
    copyright: "Copyright (c) 1986-2004, Eiffel Software and others"
    license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see forum.txt)"
    date: "$Date: 2008-05-24 02:24:07 +0200 (Sat, 24 May 2008) $"
    revision: "$Revision: 170 $"

<B>class</B> <B>interface</B>
    <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>


<B>create</B> 
    <A NAME="f_default_create"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default_create">default_create</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Process instances of classes with no creation clause.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (Default: do nothing.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Access</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_code"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_code">code</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Associated integer value</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            code_non_negatif: <B>Result</B> &gt;= 0
            code_in_range: <B>Result</B> &gt;= <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_min_value">min_value</A> <B>and</B> <B>Result</B> &lt;= <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_max_value">max_value</A>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_generating_type"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_generating_type">generating_type</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Name of current object's generating type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (type of which it is a direct instance)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            generating_type_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            generating_type_not_empty: <B>not</B> <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/finite_flatshort.html#f_is_empty">is_empty</A>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_generator"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_generator">generator</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Name of current object's generating class</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (base class of the type of which it is a direct instance)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            generator_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            generator_not_empty: <B>not</B> <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/finite_flatshort.html#f_is_empty">is_empty</A>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_hash_code"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_hash_code">hash_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Hash code value</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/hashable_flatshort.html">HASHABLE</A>
            good_hash_value: <B>Result</B> &gt;= 0
</A>
    <A NAME="f_item"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A>: <A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Character value</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_max_value"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_max_value">max_value</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A> <B>is</B> 255</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Bounds for integer representation of characters (ASCII)</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_min_value"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_min_value">min_value</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A> <B>is</B> 0</A>

    <A NAME="f_natural_32_code"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_natural_32_code">natural_32_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_32_flatshort.html">NATURAL_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Associated natural value</FONT>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Comparison</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_deep_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; other: <B>like</B> arg #1): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`some'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> either both void</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> or attached to isomorphic object structures?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            shallow_implies_deep: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_equal">standard_equal</A> (some, other) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
            both_or_none_void: (some = <B>Void</B>) <B>implies</B> (<B>Result</B> = (other = <B>Void</B>))
            same_type: (<B>Result</B> <B>and</B> (some /= <B>Void</B>)) <B>implies</B> (other /= <B>Void</B> <B>and then</B> some.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other))
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (other, some)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_equal">equal</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; other: <B>like</B> arg #1): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`some'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> either both void or attached</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> to objects considered equal?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (some = <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other = <B>Void</B>) <B>or else</B> ((some /= <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other /= <B>Void</B>) <B>and then</B> some.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_deep_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_deep_equal">is_deep_equal</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`Current'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> attached to isomorphic object structures?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            shallow_implies_deep: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
            same_type: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_deep_equal">is_deep_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_equal"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other: <B>like</B> <B>Current</B>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> attached to an object of the same type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> as current object and identical to it?</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
            consistent: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
        <B>ensure then</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            trichotomy: <B>Result</B> = (<B>not</B> (<B>Current</B> &lt; other) <B>and</B> <B>not</B> (other &lt; <B>Current</B>))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_max"><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html#f_max">max</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>): <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> The greater of current object and </FONT>`other'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            other_exists: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            current_if_not_smaller: <B>Current</B> &gt;= other <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B> = <B>Current</B>
            other_if_smaller: <B>Current</B> &lt; other <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B> = other
</A>
    <A NAME="f_min"><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html#f_min">min</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>): <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> The smaller of current object and </FONT>`other'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            other_exists: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            current_if_not_greater: <B>Current</B> &lt;= other <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B> = <B>Current</B>
            other_if_greater: <B>Current</B> &gt; other <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B> = other
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_equal">standard_equal</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; other: <B>like</B> arg #1): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`some'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> either both void or attached to</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> field-by-field identical objects of the same type?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Always uses default object comparison criterion.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (some = <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other = <B>Void</B>) <B>or else</B> ((some /= <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other /= <B>Void</B>) <B>and then</B> some.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_is_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> attached to an object of the same type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> as current object, and field-by-field identical to it?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            same_type: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_three_way_comparison"><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html#f_three_way_comparison">three_way_comparison</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>): <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> If current object equal to </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">, 0;</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> if smaller, -1; if greater, 1</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            other_exists: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            equal_zero: (<B>Result</B> = 0) = <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other)
            smaller_negative: (<B>Result</B> = -1) = (<B>Current</B> &lt; other)
            greater_positive: (<B>Result</B> = 1) = (<B>Current</B> &gt; other)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_infix "&lt;""><B>infix</B> "&lt;" (other: <B>like</B> <B>Current</B>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> greater than current character?</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/part_comparable_flatshort.html">PART_COMPARABLE</A>
            other_exists: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure then</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            asymmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> <B>not</B> (other &lt; <B>Current</B>)
        <B>ensure then</B>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (<A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_code">code</A> &lt; other.<A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_code">code</A>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_infix "&lt;=""><B>infix</B> "&lt;=" (other: <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is current object less than or equal to </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/part_comparable_flatshort.html">PART_COMPARABLE</A>
            other_exists: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure then</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = ((<B>Current</B> &lt; other) <B>or</B> <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_infix "&gt;""><B>infix</B> "&gt;" (other: <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is current object greater than </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/part_comparable_flatshort.html">PART_COMPARABLE</A>
            other_exists: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure then</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (other &lt; <B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_infix "&gt;=""><B>infix</B> "&gt;=" (other: <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is current object greater than or equal to </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/part_comparable_flatshort.html">PART_COMPARABLE</A>
            other_exists: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure then</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (other &lt;= <B>Current</B>)
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Status report</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_conforms_to"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Does type of current object conform to type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> (as per Eiffel: The Language, chapter 13)?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_alpha"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_alpha">is_alpha</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red"> alphabetic?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Alphabetic is </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_upper">is_upper</A><FONT COLOR="red"> or </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_lower">is_lower</A>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_alpha_numeric"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_alpha_numeric">is_alpha_numeric</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red"> alphabetic or a digit?</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_control"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_control">is_control</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red"> a control character?</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_digit"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_digit">is_digit</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red"> a digit?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> A digit is one of 0123456789</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_graph"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_graph">is_graph</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red"> a printable character except space?</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_hashable"><A HREF="../base/hashable_flatshort.html#f_is_hashable">is_hashable</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> May current object be hashed?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (True by default.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/hashable_flatshort.html">HASHABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_hexa_digit"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_hexa_digit">is_hexa_digit</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red"> an hexadecimal digit?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> A digit is one of 0123456789ABCDEFabcedf</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_lower"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_lower">is_lower</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red"> lowercase?</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_printable"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_printable">is_printable</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red"> a printable character including space?</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_punctuation"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_punctuation">is_punctuation</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red"> a punctuation?</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_space"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_space">is_space</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red"> a white space?</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_upper"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_upper">is_upper</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red"> uppercase?</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_same_type"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is type of current object identical to type of </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (other) <B>and</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (<B>Current</B>))
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Element change</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_set_item"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_set_item">set_item</A> (c: <A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Make </FONT>`c'<FONT COLOR="red"> the </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red"> value.</FONT>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Conversion</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_as_lower"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_as_lower">as_lower</A>: <A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Lowercase value of </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Returns </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red"> if not </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_upper">is_upper</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_lower">lower</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_as_upper"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_as_upper">as_upper</A>: <A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Uppercase value of </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Returns </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red"> if not </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_lower">is_lower</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_upper">upper</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_lower"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_lower">lower</A>: <A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Lowercase value of </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Returns </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red"> if not </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_upper">is_upper</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_as_lower">as_lower</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_to_character_32"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_to_character_32">to_character_32</A>: <A HREF="../base/character_32_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Associated character in 32 bit version</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_to_character_8"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_to_character_8">to_character_8</A>: <A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Associated character in 8 bit version</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_to_reference"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_to_reference">to_reference</A>: <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Associated reference of Current</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            to_reference_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_upper"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_upper">upper</A>: <A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Uppercase value of </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Returns </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red"> if not </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_lower">is_lower</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_as_upper">as_upper</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Duplication</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_copy"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Update current object using fields of object attached</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> to </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">, so as to yield equal objects.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
            type_identity: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            is_equal: <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_deep_copy"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_copy">deep_copy</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Effect equivalent to that of:</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red">		</FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A><FONT COLOR="red"> (</FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> . </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_twin">deep_twin</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            deep_equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>, other)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_deep_twin"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_twin">deep_twin</A>: <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New object structure recursively duplicated from Current.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            deep_twin_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            deep_equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>, <B>Result</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_copy"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_copy">standard_copy</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Copy every field of </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> onto corresponding field</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of current object.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
            type_identity: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            is_standard_equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_twin"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_twin">standard_twin</A>: <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New object field-by-field identical to </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Always uses default copying semantics.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            standard_twin_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_equal">standard_equal</A> (<B>Result</B>, <B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_twin"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_twin">twin</A>: <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New object equal to </FONT>`Current'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_twin">twin</A><FONT COLOR="red"> calls </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A><FONT COLOR="red">; to change copying/twining semantics, redefine </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            twin_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            is_equal: <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Basic operations</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_default"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default">default</A>: ?<A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8_REF</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Default value of object's type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_default_pointer"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default_pointer">default_pointer</A>: <A HREF="../base/pointer_flatshort.html">POINTER</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Default value of type </FONT>`POINTER'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (Avoid the need to write </FONT>`p'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default">default</A><FONT COLOR="red"> for</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> some </FONT>`p'<FONT COLOR="red"> of type </FONT>`POINTER'<FONT COLOR="red">.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_default_rescue"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default_rescue">default_rescue</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Process exception for routines with no Rescue clause.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (Default: do nothing.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_do_nothing"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_do_nothing">do_nothing</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Execute a null action.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Basic routines</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_next"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_next">next</A>: <A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Next character</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_character: (<A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A>.<A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html#f_code">code</A> + 1).<A HREF="../base/integer_32_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_valid_character_8_code">is_valid_character_8_code</A>
        <B>ensure</B>
            valid_result: <B>Result</B> |-| <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A> = 1
</A>
    <A NAME="f_previous"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_previous">previous</A>: <A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Previous character</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_character: (<A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A>.<A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html#f_code">code</A> - 1).<A HREF="../base/integer_32_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_valid_character_8_code">is_valid_character_8_code</A>
        <B>ensure</B>
            valid_result: <B>Result</B> |-| <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A> = -1
</A>
    <A NAME="f_infix "+""><B>infix</B> "+" (incr: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Add </FONT>`incr'<FONT COLOR="red"> to the code of </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_increment: (<A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A>.<A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html#f_code">code</A> + incr).<A HREF="../base/integer_32_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_valid_character_8_code">is_valid_character_8_code</A>
        <B>ensure</B>
            valid_result: <B>Result</B> |-| <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A> = incr
</A>
    <A NAME="f_infix "-""><B>infix</B> "-" (decr: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Subtract </FONT>`decr'<FONT COLOR="red"> to the code of </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_decrement: (<A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A>.<A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html#f_code">code</A> - decr).<A HREF="../base/integer_32_ref_flatshort.html#f_is_valid_character_8_code">is_valid_character_8_code</A>
        <B>ensure</B>
            valid_result: <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A> |-| <B>Result</B> = decr
</A>
    <A NAME="f_infix "|-|""><B>infix</B> "|-|" (other: <A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8</A>): <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Difference between the codes of </FONT><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'
        <B>ensure</B>
            valid_result: other + <B>Result</B> = <A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Output</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_io"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_io">io</A>: <A HREF="../base/std_files_flatshort.html">STD_FILES</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Handle to standard file setup</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            io_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
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    <A NAME="f_out"><A HREF="../base/character_8_ref_flatshort.html#f_out">out</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Printable representation of character</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            out_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_print"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_print">print</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Write terse external representation of </FONT>`some'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> on standard output.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_tagged_out"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_tagged_out">tagged_out</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New string containing terse printable representation</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of current object</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            tagged_out_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Platform</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_operating_environment"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_operating_environment">operating_environment</A>: <A HREF="../base/operating_environment_flatshort.html">OPERATING_ENVIRONMENT</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Objects available from the operating system</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            operating_environment_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>    
<B>invariant</B>
        <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
    irreflexive_comparison: <B>not</B> (<B>Current</B> &lt; <B>Current</B>)

        <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
    reflexive_equality: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
    reflexive_conformance: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (<B>Current</B>)

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